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UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

Lead Levels High in Paint Globally

New UNEP study reveals high lead levels in paints around the world

Global Report Finds High Levels of Lead in Paint

New Mercury Treaty Signed in Japan

3 Things That Need to Happen Now

The New Mercury Treaty: 3 Things That Need to Happen Now

An Estimated 1 Million Children Mining Gold

IPEN works to raise awareness about effects of small-scale gold mining at a side event in Japan

Events at DipCon

Endocrine Disruptors a "Global Threat"

IPEN and the Endocrine Society Urge UN To Take Action

Scientist Open Letter Calling for Global Action on EDCs

Lead in Paint

December Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter released

Monday, 02 December 2013

The Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter for December, 2013 is now available, and contains a country by country lead paint analysis, as well as a report on the International Lead Paint Elimination Week and more. Read the whole newsletter HERE.

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Global Report Finds High Levels of Lead in Paint

Cover of Lead Global Report

A new 2013 report from IPEN and UNEP documents high levels of lead in paint in nine countries. IPEN Participating Organizations in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, and Uruguay collected paint samples for total lead content testing. With the exception of ten samples from the Ivory Coast, all of the paints purchased and tested were enamel decorative paints. See the results in the Global Report Annex 1 (below).

The release of this report coincided with the International Lead Poisoning Prevention week of action, 20 - 26 October. Please read about IPEN activities during the week HERE.

Global Report: Lead in Enamel Decorative Paints

Executive Summary of the Report (in all six UN languages)

Annex 1: Country by Country Data

IPEN Press Release | UNEP Press Release

 

Joe DiGangi

UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

Agrees to incorporate climate change impacts in toxic chemical evaluation
Sunday, 20 October 2013

Rome, Italy — A UN expert committee recommended global action on pentachlorophenol – a pesticide used for wood treatment including utility poles. The Committee justified its recommendation for the Stockholm Convention due to pentachlorophenol’s persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transport, and its toxic impacts. Governments around the world will decide on the recommendation in 2015.

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Mercury Treaty
Mercury

IPEN Activities at the Mercury Treaty Diplomatic Conference

Saturday, 19 October 2013

IPEN recently concluded its activities at the Mercury Treaty Diplomatic Conference in Kumamoto, Japan, which included side events and a press conference. For information about IPEN's work in Japan, see our "DipCon" page.

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Mercury Treaty

The New Mercury Treaty: 3 Things That Need to Happen Now

Thursday, 10 October 2013

For Immediate Release:

Kumamoto, Japan — The signing of the world’s first international mercury treaty by delegates from more than 100 countries should spur three key actions to reduce total mercury pollution, the International NGO IPEN said.

“The mercury treaty is a victory because it represents a global consensus that mercury pollution presents a serious threat to human health and the environment. Now we need to get to work,” said Joe DiGangi, IPEN’s Senior Science and Technical Adviser. “Some treaty provisions are legally-binding obligations and others require governments to “endeavor” to take action. This means that each government has a moral, if not a legal commitment to fully implement all treaty provisions.”

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To Tackle ASGM, Mercury Treaty Should Apply Lessons from the Minamata Tragedy

Thursday, 10 October 2013

For Immediate Release:

Kumamoto, Japan — The world’s first international mercury treaty should address mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) by applying the lessons from the Minamata tragedy, the International NGO IPEN said today.

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Heavy Metals
Mercury
Lead

IPEN Presents Newly Adopted Declaration on Toxic Metals to Minamata Community

Monday, 07 October 2013

At the conclusion of the International Minamata Symposium hosted by IPEN and Citizens Against Chemicals Pollution (CACP), IPEN presented its recently adopted Minamata Declaration on Toxic Metals to Minamata Disease Victims Group leader Shinobu Sakamoto and the larger Minamata community.

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